AWTNews 8-16 - The Commons

August 2016
Celebrated Fiddler Visits The Commons
We’re Flying High with the
USAF Thunderbirds
About a week ago there was
a rumor going through the
halls of The Commons,
Enid’s native son and
celebrated fiddler, Kyle
Dillingham was going to
bring his fiddle and play for
us. Well, the flyers went up and the rumor was true.
Mr. Dillingham would be here next week to play his
fiddle for us. We were really excited to have the World
renowned fiddle sensation and the University of
Central Oklahoma’s Musical Ambassador, Kyle
Dillingham, and his band Horseshoe Road at The
Commons! Named Oklahoma’s Musical Ambassador
by Governor Henry, Kyle has helped develop over
thirty relationships between universities in Oklahoma
and overseas universities, and brought attention to the
name of Oklahoma in 30 countries.Even with all of his
awards and honors Kyle still remembers his roots, and
he agreed to come back to The Commons where he
used to play once every month while he was in in high
school. Like years ago, the residents and staff packed
in the great room to listen to the musical magic that
Kyle can bring from a instrument called a fiddle. What
a joyful time
we had with
Kyle and the
Horseshoe
Road! We
enjoyed it so
much that
maybe next
time Kyle is in town rumors will fly again.
On the morning of July 22 the
residents of The Commons
were very honored to host a
Meet and Greet with some of
the highly experienced fighter
pilots and support team of the
Air Force’s official air
demonstration team-The
Thunderbirds. Our time with
the Thunderbirds started out
with the team, #3 Major Alexander Goldfein, Right Wing
Pilot, #12 Captain Sgt. Sara
Harper, Master Sgt. Chris
Lanning, Staff Sgt. Jonathan
Dayao, and Tec. Sgt.
Michael Duckens
introducing themselves and
telling us a little bit of the
history of the Thunderbirds.
After the introduction the
team members informally
visited with our residents. That afternoon The Commons was
invited to pull up right up to the flight line at Vance Air Force
Base to watch the Thunderbirds perform their heart stopping
demonstration of aerial acrobatics with F-16 fighter jets. After
the demonstration we were once again treated to meeting more
of the pilots and support team. Just before The Commons’ bus
rolled away we had Staff Sgt. Derric Young and Tech. Sgt.
Allan Habel hop on the bus and visit with our residents. It is
always an honor to be able to shake the hands of those who
serve our country and it was a special honor to meet these
young men and women who wear the distinguished emblem of
“America’s Ambassadors in Blue.”
8/2 Shopping at Walmart
Enid Symphony Summer Series
“Maestro & Missus”
8/3 Back Porch Grilling
8/4 Mennonite Choir
8/8 Janae Buller
8/9 Healthy Eating- Avocados
Resident Council Meeting @4:00 p.m.
8/10 Lunch & Learn- Enid
`“From Tumbleweeds to Traffic Cops:
Early Memories of Vance AFB”
8/11 The Commons Birthday Party w/
Doug Swanson
8/12 Game Night
8/15 Maynard Nightengale
8/16 Enid Symphony Summer Series
“ Juliana Overmier-Flute”
8/17 Book Club
8/18 Ice Cream Social
8/19 Supper Out- Pond Creek*
“Greasy Steve’s Cafe”
8/22 Vance Lecture Series
“WWII and the Oklahoma Homefront”
8/23 Enid Symphony Summer Series
“Jazz Night”
8/24 DOG DAY DERBY
Melody Girls
8/25 Lunch Bunch-Enid “Pac a Sac”
8/26 Yellow Rose Dinner Theater-OKC*
“Elvis”
8/29 Out & About- Kingfisher New time-1:30
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Meet Your Neighbor…
Ed Polk has been an Enid transplant since October 1979. He has been
involved in the Enid community as equipment manager for the Enid
High School band, a member of the Enid School Board, the Chamber
of Commerce Board, and the Grand National Quail Club Board. Ed
spent 40 years as an accountant, the last 30 of which as secretarytreasurer and Chief Financial Officer for the Johnston Companies in
Enid.
Ed ‘s wife Ann is currently residing in long term care at The
Commons. The couple has a son Paul and a daughter Jennifer. Ed’s
hobbies include yardwork, porch sitting, and building toy cars for
charities. We welcome him to our town home community, and look
forward to getting to know him better!
Thanks go out to all the residents that attended the ADA Council
meeting in support of placing a crosswalk across Oakwood.
With your support and your letters to your legislators we can
make it safer to cross Oakwood.
“Elvis”
Summer Wine Series
Aug 2nd
The Maestro and the
Missus
Aug 16th
Flutist Juliana Overmier
Aug 23rd
Jazz Night
Our bus will leave at 6:30
Tickets are $10 at the door
(Includes a glass of wine)
Aug. 26th
Bus leaves at 3:30
Ticket for dinner & Show $55
Come with us as we have a blast from the past when we watch Internationally Recognized
Award Winning Performer Joshua Vanover as ELIVS. He’s been featured on ABC, CBS,
NBC, and Fox. After a delicious dinner (we fight over the homemade bread) you’ll
experience what it would have been like to be in the audience during the filming of the 68
Comeback Special, then finish with a live Vegas style concert from 1970. We have
watched Joshua as Elvis before and we believe he’s the best impersonator that we’ve seen
and heard (even beats the ones in Branson!). Come with us and see for yourself!
Please sign up before Aug. 12th.
Liz’s Laughs
No matter what we do, we can never get away from the
telemarketers – here are 10 ways to Terrorize a Telemarketer.
1. Tell them to talk VERY SLOWLY, because you want to write
EVERY WORD down.
2. When they ask ”How are you today?” Tell them! “I’m so glad
you asked because no one these days seems to care, and I have all
these problems; my arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my
dog just died.”
3. If they say they’re John Doe from XYZ Company, ask them to
spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then
ask them where their company is located. Continue asking them
personal questions or questions about their company for as long as
necessary. Such as: When did their company start, who was the
founder, are they still with the company?
4. Cry out in surprise, the name of the telemarketer such as “Judy!
Is that you? Oh my goodness! Judy, how have you been?”
Hopefully this will give “Judy” a few brief moments of pause as she
tries to figure out where she could know you from.
5. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and
Friends plan, reply, in as SINISTER a voice as you can, “I don’t
have any friends…would you be my friend?”
6. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for
bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
7. Tell the telemarketer you are on “home arrest” and ask if they
could bring you some Dr. Pepper and chips.
8. After the telemarketer gives their spiel, ask him/her to marry
you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you could not just
give your credit card number to a complete stranger.
9. Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask them if
they will give you their HOME phone number so you can call them
back. When the telemarketer explains that they cannot give out
their HOME number, you say “I guess you don’t want anyone
bothering you at Home, right?” The telemarketer will agree and
you say, “Now you know how I feel!”
10. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke,
“Come on Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon, how’s your momma?”
Monday, August 29th @ 1:30
$4 admission fee
Let’s go back to the time when variety stores were the norm when
we visit the TG&Y is Still Alive: The 80th Anniversary Exhibit! at
the Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher. After visiting the good
old days at the museum we will stop for a refreshing orangeade at
the local soda fountain.
Happy
Birthday
8/06 Kendall Campbell,
8/11 Garry Kirk,
8/14 Barbara Riddle,
8/17 Bob Simpson,
8/20 Al Briesemeister
Happy
Anniversary
8/20 Bill & Beth Masters
“From Tumbleweeds to Traffic Cops:
Early Memories of Vance AFB”
August 10
11:30
August News From Trinity
A Serendipity Moment
In The Pink
On July 13th we we having a just your normal
Wednesday afternoon Bingo game when in walked
a group of youth from the Calvary Chapel of Enid.
They joined right
in and played
Bingo with us!
The North Carolina
youth were on a
mission trip to
Enid to help repair
playground
equipment
and
teach at Vacation
Bible School. They
had some extra time
and dropped into
The Commons for a
quick visit. What a
joy it was to meet
and play games with
them. We are so
glad
serendipity
smiled on us and
brought us some
new young friends.
Trinity was in the Pink on July 7th at 2:00 as
we
all
gathered
together to celebrate
Bea, Wilma and
Lucy’s birthday. We
are so grateful to
Wilma’s family for
providing all the
birthday goodies. Not
only
were
our
tummies filled with yummy cake and ice cream
but our ears were filled with sweet music from
the little black piano
as Doug Swanson
played
beautiful
tunes. Bea even
joined in singing
New York, New
York. And Lucy
danced with Letta a
step or two. We had a very good time
celebrating with our July birthday ladies.
Pictures from our 4th of July Cookout
All Smiles Here
The Best Food We Have Ever Ate
The Piano Man,
Will Nunn
Getting To Know Your Neighbor
Letta Simons was born in Taloga,
Oklahoma but spent most of her life in
Enid. She was a nurse aid and had four
children. She enjoys baking bread and
cinnamon rolls. Letta can play the piano.
Hopefully one of these days she will sit
down at our piano and play us a happy
tune. She has been enjoying all our
activities, especially the musical ones.
Great big welcome goes out to Letta, the
new resident in our neighborhood.
August 4 at 6:30 Mennonite Choir
August 8 at 6:00 Janae Buller
August 9 at 3:00 Healthy Eating
August 11 at 2:00 Birthday Party
August 15 at 6:00 Maynard Nightengale
August 18 at 6:00 Ice Cream Social
August 24 at 2:30 Dog Day Derby
August 24 at 4:00 Melody Girls
August 25 at 4:00 Pre-Dinner Social
August 29 at 1:30 Out & About
Don’t let these hot summer days get you
down! Come out August 11 to celebrate
Marjorie Corderman’s birthday with
music by Doug Swanson.
Arm Chair Travel To Old Mexico
Book Reading
Local author Joyce Martin came to book reading on
July 18 and 20 to share from her personal writings.
We gleaned from her that it is very important to be a
grandparent who is willing to pour time into
grandchildren. Because Joyce had a grandmother
who shared with her she knew where to turn to in
hard and difficult times. Her writings come out of
personal encounters of comfort and encouragement
from the Lord.
Joyce encouraged us to start writing our own stories,
feelings and thoughts. You never know who they
might encourage.
Our tour
guides
through
Mexico
were three
beautiful
senoritas
from old
Mexico,
Consuela,
Irene and
Sylvia.
They took us to many places in Mexico, some
we knew of and some we did not. We dined on
authentic rice, beans, chicken enchiladas. Our
guides hand made tortillas and salsa the Mexican
way right before our eyes. We also sipped on a
cantaloupe drink that was not too sweet but very
refreshing. Many stories were shared about their
childhood and how
they came to the
USA. We all
enjoyed setting in
our chairs and
traveling to Mexico
with these fine
ladies.
Trinity
At THE COMMONS
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10:00 Gospel
Sing AlongCK
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10:00 Gospel
Sing AlongCK
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10:00 Gospel
Sing AlongCK
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10:00 Gospel
Sing AlongCK
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Wed
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9:30 Weights
& Balance
10:45 Book
Reading
2:00 Cards
2 9:30
Exercise Balls
10:30 Pretty
Nails
2:00 Bible
Study
3 9:30
4 10:00
Donuts &
Devotion
Coffee Social 3:30 Stronger
10:00 Resident Srs
Council
6:30 Menn
10:45 Book
Choir
Reading
2:00 Dominoes
8
9:30 Weights
& Balance
10:45 Book
Reading
2:00 Chicken
foot
6:00 Janae
Buller
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9:30 Weights
& Balance
10:45 Book
Reading
2:00 Wheel of
Fortune-CK
6:00 Maynard
Nightengale
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9:30 Walking
Trail
10:30 Pretty
Nails
2:00 Bible
Study
3:00 Healthy
Eating
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9:30 Exercise
Balls
10:30 Pretty
Nails
2:00 Bible
Study
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9:30
Donuts & Uno
10:45 Book
Reading
2:00 Sweet
Bingo
3:30 Chair
Dancing
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9:30 Weights
& Balance
10:45 Book
Reading
2:00 Chicken
Foot-CK
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9:30 Walking
Trail
10:30 Pretty
Nails
2:00 Bible
Study
29
9:30 Weights
& Balance
10:45 Book
Reading
1:30 Out &
About
Fri
5 9:30
Stretch Strengthen
10:45 Book
Reading
2:00 Bingo
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13
11
12
10:00
9:30 Stretch Devotion
Strengthen
2:00 Birthday 10:45 Book
Reading
2:00 Bingo
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17 9:30
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Donuts & Uno 10:00
9:30 Stretch 10:45 Book
Devotion
Strengthen
Reading
3:30 Stronger 10:45 Book
2:00 Dominoes Srs
Reading
6:00 Ice Cream 2:00 Bingo
Social-CK
24 9:30
Donuts & Uno
10:45 Book
Reading
2:30 Dog Day
Derby
4:00 Melody
Girls
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31 9:30
9:30 Exercise Donuts & Uno
Balls
10:45 Book
10:30 Pretty Reading
Nails
2:00 Sweet
2:00 Bible
Bingo
Study
3:30 Chair
Dancing
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10:00
Devotion
3:30 Stronger
Srs
4:00 PreDinner Social
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9:30 Stretch Strengthen
10:45 Book
Reading
2:00 Bingo
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Kitchen
D-Dining Room
PDR-Private
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9:30 Weights
and Balance-L
10:45 Book
Reading-L
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9:30 Exercise
Balls-L
2:00 Bible
Study- L
3:00 Shopping
6:30 ESO*
Summer Series
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4
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6
9:30 Donuts & 10:00
9:30 Stretch &
Cards-CK
Devotions-L
Strengthen-T
2:00 Domino-T 2:30 Cards-CK 2:00 Bingo-T
3:00 Exercise 3:30 Stronger
Balls-CK
Seniors-L
5:30 Back
6:30 Menn.
Porch Grilling* Choir-D
7
8
10:00 Gospel 9:30 Weights
Sing along-CK and Balance-L
10:45 Book
Reading-L
2:00-Chicken
Foot-T
6:00 Janae
Buller-DR
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15
10:00 Gospel 9:30 Weights
Sing along-CK and Balance-L
10:45 Book
Reading-L
2:00 Wheel of
Fortune-CK
6:00 Maynard
Nightengale
9
9:30 Walking
Trail-T
2:00 Bible
Study- L
3:00 Healthy
Eating-PDR
4:00 Resident
Council -DR
16
9:30 Exercise
Balls-T
10:30 Pretty
Nails
2:00 Bible
Study- L
6:30 ESO*
Summer Series
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11
9:30 Donuts & 10:00
Cards-CK
Devotions-L
11:30 Lunch & 2:00 Birthday
Learn-*
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2:00 Bingo -T 3:00 Cards-CK
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10:00 Sunday
Sing along-CK
2:30
Watermelon
Seed Spitting
Contest-CK
TUE
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9:30 Weights 9:30 Walking
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10:45 Book
2:00 Bible
Reading-L
Study-L
2:00 Chicken 6:30 ESO*
Foot -CK
Summer Series
6:30 Vance
Lecture Series*
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29
10:00 Sunday 9:30 Weights
Sing along-CK and Balance-L
10:45 Book
Reading-L
2:00 Out &
About*
30
9:30 Exercise
Balls-T
2:00 Bible
Study-L
3:30 Pitch
Party
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT
12
13
9:30 Stretch &
Strengthen-L
2:00 Bingo-T
5:00 Pizza and
Game NightCK
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9:30 Donuts &
Cards
2:00 Domino
3:30 Book
Club-PDR
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10:00
9:30 Stretch &
Devotions-L Strengthen-L
2:30 Cards-CK 2:00 Bingo-T
2:30 Hand and
3:30 Stronger 5:00 Supper
Foot-CK
Seniors-L
Out*
6:00 Ice Cream
Social-CK
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9:30 Donuts &
Cards-CK
2:30 DOG
DAY DERBY
4:00 Melody
Girls
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10:00
Devotion -L
11:00 Lunch
Bunch*
2:30 Cards
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9:30 Donuts &
Cards-CK
2:00 Bingo-T
3:00 Exercise
Balls-CK
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26
9:30 Stretch &
Strengthen-L
10:45 Book
Reading-L
2:00 Bingo
3:30 Yellow
Rose Theater*
August Birthdays
8/06 Kendall Campbell, 8/11 Garry
Kirk, 8/14 Barbara Riddle, 8/17 Bob
Simpson, 8/20 Al Briesemeister
Happy Anniversary
8/20 Bill & Beth Masters
Summertime at The Commons!!
Ice Cream Sundae Social
The Commons 2016
August 24th
Race starts at 2:30
July 14 at
6:00
in the
Country
Kitchen
11:30
Piano Man
Will Nunn
will be here to
tickle the
ivories for us
after we eat
our ice cream
Wesley Town Homes, Asbury Apartments, Trinity Place Assisted Living
at the Commons
Scott Wegmiller, Executive director
Lori Waken, Resident Services & Marketing
Peggy Miller, Trinity Administrator
Brenda Davis, Activity Director
Mandy De La Cruz, Director of Dining Services